Wintersday is coming!
Starting on December 19th with the finale on January 1, 2014!
(when they post more than just the log in announcement I will update this post).
get ready for some wintersday fun!
edit: from the wintersday page on the wiki
Wintersday 2013 discontinued Dwayna Vs Grenth Snowball Fight as an 8-versus-8 automated tournament format.
edit: noticed that if you had already gotten your wintergreen weapon, instead you would receive a wintersday gift in its place. (I watched as the finale ended, had my wintergreen axe from a previous round still in my inventory and when the first wintersday gift was put into my inventory I got 2 gifts instead--watched this 3 times to confirm).
Wintersday 2013!
cosyfiep
Krydiok
There also was an announcement on facebook for those who missed that/don't follow:
"At Noon Pacific (-8 GMT) on December 19th, the Wintersday festival begins! Enjoy the seasonal quests, delightful drops, special activities, and more! The icy celebration culminates in a final battle of the gods, every three hours, starting at 12:01 AM Pacific on January 1st.
Note that this year, the Dwayna Vs Grenth Snowball Fight as an 8-versus-8 automated tournament format was removed from the event.
For more information about the event, please take a look at this page: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Wintersday
~SL"
"At Noon Pacific (-8 GMT) on December 19th, the Wintersday festival begins! Enjoy the seasonal quests, delightful drops, special activities, and more! The icy celebration culminates in a final battle of the gods, every three hours, starting at 12:01 AM Pacific on January 1st.
Note that this year, the Dwayna Vs Grenth Snowball Fight as an 8-versus-8 automated tournament format was removed from the event.
For more information about the event, please take a look at this page: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Wintersday
~SL"
Atro
Pretty psyched for my first Winterdays event in two years, will be nice to relive the old days.
baal80
Fan-freaking-tastic! 
Leot
A much shorter wintersday with less players and with the Snowball ATs removed 'because these weren't automated yet'. Yay, much fun, wow.
cosyfiep
not really shorter---last years was longer, usually they start the thursday before christmas and go to the 2nd (or so) of january. so ~2 weeks
fadekill
Hm, no automated tournaments, huh? I didn't found them fun but I don't understand that. But as long as they don't remove Snowball Arena, I'm happy.
Coast
tournaments would just be abused even more with the game being in this state of activity.
good riddance
good riddance
infoscott
This will be my first Wintersday for saving the seasonal drops and selling them off season as title points.
Since there was some confusion among my guildies about what was needed for the hat quests, I posted a short blog article giving links and guidance.
Since there was some confusion among my guildies about what was needed for the hat quests, I posted a short blog article giving links and guidance.
Cuilan
Your guild isn't worth buying hosting and hosting your own blog for them?
infoscott
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fadekill
Quite a bit activity in snowball arena. Played for over 3 hours straight now with little to no waiting times. Tons of fun!
AngelWJedi
i'm a returning play and i looked at the wiki for wintersday but i am still confused some. we can get old hats we missed with these frozen token things. but do we still get new hats from the dwayna/grenth match up happening today? or was the hat thing a one time thing with those tokens?
fadekill
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i'm a returning play and i looked at the wiki for wintersday but i am still confused some. we can get old hats we missed with these frozen token things. but do we still get new hats from the dwayna/grenth match up happening today? or was the hat thing a one time thing with those tokens?
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cosyfiep
finale is on new years day not today--nothing is going on today and yes, the festivals are the same as last year--you get tokens from a quest which you turn in for a previous years hat. (same for halloween, etc).
Wise Watchman
I've not been around much this Wintersday event but looking forward to finale on New Years (my birthday!)
Has anyone been lucky enough to get a mini Polar this time?
Estimates are around 1 in 5000 for the quest and around 1 in 500 for the grab-bags right?
Has anyone been lucky enough to get a mini Polar this time?
Estimates are around 1 in 5000 for the quest and around 1 in 500 for the grab-bags right?
cosyfiep
I was doing the mpb quest mostly for the cc shards (as there is no real other way to get them in good-ly amounts), and after 20+ runs...no mini has graced me with its presents (hahahahaa 
) and both my grab bags netted me sweet points (which I wanted..that was good)
) and both my grab bags netted me sweet points (which I wanted..that was good)
happy feet
Saw 15 districts in Spamadan and 16 in LA, nostalgia.
cosyfiep
Yeah, I was in district 12 for some time....was nice to see that many people online
got me some nice wintergreens this year too (finally got me a staff!!--wanted it last year).
got me some nice wintergreens this year too (finally got me a staff!!--wanted it last year).
Atro
Have 2 accounts and got a spear and shield from the event, so I'm content 
Ayuhmii Shanbwa
i got WG shield and wand
was fun doing wintersday again
now waiting for canthan new year, which will be here around 31st of january, getting a few mini's (2 accounts) i still dont have yet
i had fun with the alliances, saying: o_O i have done "strength of snow", and guess what i got!!! :O .... just some sweets and such
after that they got the joke, but was fun people going: :O you got the mini??
so yea, i didnt get the mini (like many others), but i didnt do the quests much
i DID get more than 2 grab bags, cuz of my second account and my sister's
was fun doing wintersday again
now waiting for canthan new year, which will be here around 31st of january, getting a few mini's (2 accounts) i still dont have yet
i had fun with the alliances, saying: o_O i have done "strength of snow", and guess what i got!!! :O .... just some sweets and such
after that they got the joke, but was fun people going: :O you got the mini??
so yea, i didnt get the mini (like many others), but i didnt do the quests much
i DID get more than 2 grab bags, cuz of my second account and my sister's
Age
I didn't bother logging in on winterday this year as I was watching something.What were the prizes canes and shields which I can do without?
cosyfiep
it was the same stuff as last year--nothing changed and nothing will change (from what they have now posted on the wiki et.al.)....ssdd
almost have a full set of wintergreen weapons now (got a shield, staff and sword this year)
almost have a full set of wintergreen weapons now (got a shield, staff and sword this year)
Age
Thanks cosy.